Cashius Howell heard the same thing repeatedly from power-conference schools when he was being recruited out of high school. “They just didn’t feel like I was worth it to waste a roster spot on,” he recalled.

There's plenty to hate in this year's CFP, but it would have been more fun if the current and former coaches at LSU were involved.

Could Texas Tech go from one No. 2 to another? According to college football insider Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports, the Red Raiders could be connected to one of the